The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-04-21

CALIFORNIA;.

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During the past week Port Fisher Post, No. 1877.
bas been chartered at Santa NJ onica aud az adj
oional Post vii be Organized soon at Los Angeles
department. Commander Solomon has visited all
the Posts IA San francesca, aud Lyon, No. 8, OF
Oakland, aud has been warmly received Dv the
comrades. lie is perfccling arrangements Go visit
many OF the Posts IA the interior rapidly pos
On the 9Th 2sth and 29th inst there will be a Re.
Union al CHICO 81 ali tie POss ia North California
which u is anticipated will Ice largely attended,
l.inooin Post No. 4, has paid It's quarterly per
capita tHS on oo2 members ln good standing while
Geo. IL. Thomas Post No. 2, reports 6l2 members
Ia ike condition.
ILLINOIS,
meeting OF the surviving charter members OF
Post No. l. Decatur, WAS held at the residence az
Cotniade Geo. X. Steele on the 9Th inst This was
the rsi Post orgallzcd, and Of is AZ original mem
Ders sik survive Tive Of were present at the
Reunion. At O'Clock, when all had gathered
Capt ~. j.. kanHn called To preside and the
following memorial was read and adopted; " DIR
-. y; stephenson, who served as Surgeon Of the
l4th i during tiie late rebellion located IA Spring
held, III, AFTER the close OF the war aud opened an
Once Tor tiie prnoice % hs profession. DR. steph-
enson, like many of the soldiers of lie late war
hna q hNoIite scheme. ifs war 10 found society
winch should have for lie objects the preservation
aud strengthening of those kind aud fraternal
feelings which bind together thc soldiers sailors
hho marines VINO united 10 suppress the late rebel
hon, ana 10 perpeiuate the memory aud history of
tie dead MOI being able to get tle old soldiers
living al the State Capital TO take sufficient interest
financially and otherwise TO secure A sucoessf,,l
eOnsummaiion OF hs plans for the organization OF
VIC society Dr Stephenson at the suggest ION OF DIR
d. W. houth nnd Capt M. II. kanan came 10 DE.
cttur early Ia the Spring Of 1896 bringing his man
useiip plane OF organization. notes bricfs for rit
tAl, rules OF order, etc, all being only la crude
form, mol having ar yet determined what name
should be given 10 hs new organization Ant.r
consultation Il 'oded 10 leave the revision oi
the ilnhi in tao hnnds OF committee. consisting
oi >. ", touth, y. 4. Bishop, nj. j.. Kanan. Geo n
Steele and Geo. H. Dunning with instructions Id
hhNe IA. sHne printed at the earliest practicable
noneht. iiie services OF j. n Cotrin aud Joseph
fror, Two old soldiers, who were then publishing
Tue Decatur Tribune in tbe third story oi Powers
Bulldlng, over where Linn a. Scruggs's dry good,
ssshDilsiiiheht now ls, were secured printers
Alter taking upon themselves the obligation OF e
new society thcy proceeded 10 print Tie first aud
Only original ritual FOR the use of the Grand ARMY
OF tie hepublle On the sixth day Of April, 1860
TIE hrsi lsncanlpment Of the Grand Army of Inc
Republic was formed la the city of Decatur I'M ID
DC known as Post No. ] of Decatur, District o
Macon. Department OF Illinois" aud duly auihor
iEed 10 work under a charter granted bv m NJ
Stephenson. Commander of the Department o
Illinois said charter was recorded la book
page .. IA tiie office Of Department Commander
he cnnricr members OF this Encanipment wer,
M ~ Kanan, Geo. II. Steele Geo. H. DunninR
- Pngh, }. IL Male, J. T. Bishop c. Riebsame, J
w, houlh, IT, j. Sibley, ]. N. COltIin, Joseph Prio
aho a. Joland OF these II comrades who organ
leo the hist EncampmenL Of the Grand Army o
me Republic, Just ~ years ago to-day. sx just one
Hali, nave answered tle summons of the Suprem,
COMMANDER OF the Everlasting Camp for Tie las
roll call, as follows: Comrade l. 81 Pupb wa,
POSTMASTER at Decatur at the time OF his death
~ ". honih was pTacticnR medicine ia
~. Paul, MINI, when lac died Josenh pyior
practical printer, died at East st Iouis m a IA
E Naie ~hs Nelim TO the yellow fever seourge a
memphis, TENN Geo. IL. Dunning died al Ills nom,
in michigan, aud a. TolRnd died on his farm neal
Latham III. OF the surviving comrades M II
t nanan = secretary and Treasurer Of the Decatur
Furniture Co., and present Mayor OF the city of De
oAtur; George X, Steele s the Treasurer of Mace,
county J. i. Bishop Is Controller OF the CITY q
bradford Pa O. hlebsame IA a wholesale liquo